The insertion of peripheral intravenous catheter is a common practice in hospitals. The present study is aimed to assess the incidence and factors associated with peripheral intravenous catheter failure. The objective were the estimation of the incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter failure among patient admitted in tertiary care setting and to assess the factors associated with it. The design used for this study was prospective survey. The data were collected from 294 participant with a semi structured interview schedule and an observation checklist. The findings of the study revealed that the incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter failure were 50.3% and mean dwell time were 71.7 hours. The factors associated with PIVC failure was gender, type of ward, duration of hospital stay, purpose of PIVC insertion.
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